3 Takeaways™

Sometimes, and mostly outside of China, Alibaba is referred to as the Chinese Amazon, but in reality, it’s very different and much larger.

Alibaba Group president Michael Evans shares how Alibaba grew to become the world’s largest online commerce company serving nearly 1 billion customers each month, how it’s different than its Western counterparts, and what international companies need to know in order to succeed in the China consumer market. 

Michael also shares how he sees the future of retail and how Alibaba creates new businesses that are innovative and different from what you see elsewhere. He also explains how Alibaba is using its platform to help its merchants understand consumer trends, manufacture more efficiently and make the future greener.

We talk with Bill Dudley, the former President and CEO of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, about the US economy - where it is headed and what could happen, how the pandemic affected it, why Fed policies benefit the wealthy and what $5 trillion in government spending means for GDP. He also shares his thoughts about cryptocurrencies and how stricter regulation could bring wider adoption. Does he think the Fed is Too Hawkish, too Dovish or in “Alice In Wonderland”?

Bill Dudley is an American economist - who joined the Federal Reserve on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis after a 20 year career at Goldman Sachs.

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Learn how Payal Kadakia built a start up into a billion dollar unicorn in her 20’s despite many setbacks, and what her most important decisions were. Payal shares what living a Plan A life means, how the moment that enabled her to launch her life was one of the lowest moments of her career,  and what leadership characteristics enabled her to succeed.  

Payal is the founder of ClassPass, the world’s largest health club aggregator with over 30,000 health clubs in 28 countries. ClassPass offers a revolutionary membership that lets members use health clubs and book unlimited fitness classes for a subscription fee.  

Payal is also the author of LifePass: Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential: A Groundbreaking Approach to Goal Setting.  

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Marshall Van Alstyne shares why platform companies dominate traditional businesses and why 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world are platform companies. Learn how they outcompete traditional companies while employing just a tiny fraction of the number of people, how they are completely different from companies of the past, and why platforms beat products all the time. 

Boston University professor Marshall Van Alstyne is the co-author of the international bestseller Platform Revolution and he is one of the world's experts on network business models. 

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We are at an inflection point in artificial intelligence today. Find out what the next 3 waves of artificial intelligence will bring — including creativity and consciousness. Learn why AI is accelerating and what we can do to ensure tech is used for good.

Hod Lipson is the head of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, which pioneers new ways to make machines that create, and machines that are creative. His work focuses on evolutionary robotics, design automation, rapid prototyping, artificial life, and creativity.

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Yale Law School professor Amy Chua shares how group identity has caused bitter partisanship in the U.S. and the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam and other countries. Learn how children as young as 4 years old identify with groups and consistently display systematic, unconscious bias toward other groups. Amy argues that tribalism has taken over America's political system and that the way forward lies in remembering what makes the country special. 

Amy Chua is the author of 5 books and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

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Find out how the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, Sal Khan, built the world’s largest online learning platform, his vision for scaling free educational resources, and how he is reimagining education.

Khan Academy is a free remote learning platform that offers lessons for all ages. Today more than 133 million registered users access Khan Academy in dozens of languages in more than 190 countries. 

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Danny Meyer shares how to deliver outstanding hospitality, how he thinks restaurants will be different post pandemic and what continues to get him excited each day.

Danny is the founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which comprises some of New York’s most beloved and acclaimed restaurants, including Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack, The Modern, Maialino, and many more. 

Danny and USHG’s restaurants have won an unprecedented 28 James Beard Awards, including Outstanding Restaurateur, several three Michelin stars, and a Julia Child Award. He has also been recognized by Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America and TIME 100 “Most Influential People”.

 ”You may think, as I once did, that I’m primarily in the business of serving good food. Actually, though, food is secondary to something that matters even more. In the end, what’s most meaningful is creating positive, uplifting outcomes for human experiences and human relationships. Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel. It’s that simple, and it’s that hard.”

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This week we are highlighting the Top 10 Takeaways of 2021 with guests ranging from CEOs and founders to best-selling authors and even the Director of the U.S. Secret Service. These individuals left us feeling motivated and inspired!

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The Top 10 Takeaways of 2021 include:

Sherry Turkle episode #39  The Empathy Diaries and How Tech Changes Us and Our Relationships: MIT’s Sherry Turkle

Pat Brown #55 Solving the World's Biggest Problem and Creating the Impossible Burger with Impossible Foods Founder Patrick Brown

William Green #40 How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life: William Green

Ellen Marie Bennett #43 Hard Won Wisdom From An Entrepreneur: Ellen Marie Bennett

Sandra Sucher #46 What Leaders and Corporate Boards Can Learn From Boeing’s Mistakes: Harvard Business School’s Sandra Sucher

Ken Chenault #51 General Catalyst Chairman and Former American Express Chairman & CEO Ken Chenault: Leadership, Race & Creating Diverse Workforces

Angela Duckworth #52 The Secret to Outstanding Achievement with Character Lab Founder and CEO Angela Duckworth

Elizabeth Nyamayaro #47 None Of Us Are Too Small To Make A Difference: Humanitarian & Author Of I Am A Girl From Africa Elizabeth Nyamayaro

Bill Bratton #58 Community, Race and the Arc of Policing in America: Former NYC and LA Police Commissioner Bill Bratton

James Murray #45 Secret Service Director James Murray: The New Cyber Physical Nexus & How To Protect Ourselves From Cyber Risk

Wall Street Journal best-selling author Katy Milkman shares science-based ways to create change in our lives. Learn how to understand your impulses and make them work for you, rather than against you. 

Katy is an advisor on how to spur positive change. She is a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the best-selling author of How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

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